Maxis' SVP Lucy Bradshaw gives an update on the status of the SimCity serves, apologies and promises something for the troubles the game has caused.
Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.
EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.
EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'
I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.
And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.
No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.
EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.
SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5
Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"
Gareth, Justin, and JoeyZ look at Layoff news for EA and Sony and reasons behind the downturn in the industry and more.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson writes: "In this time of change, we expect these decisions to impact approximately 5 percent of our workforce. I understand this will create uncertainty and be challenging for many who have worked with such dedication and passion and have made important contributions to our company. While not every team will be impacted, this is the hardest part of these changes, and we have deeply considered every option to try and limit impacts to our teams. Our primary goal is to provide team members with opportunities to find new roles and paths to transition onto other projects. Where that’s not possible, we will support and work with each colleague with the utmost attention, care, and respect. Communicating these impacts has already begun and will be largely completed by early next quarter."
All the big ones doing the same stuff. Terrible. I just hope that all these people are able to get a new job as soon as possible, God know that it is horrible to be left jobless when you have your kids or your parents depending on your financial help
The point I feel is problematic about all of this is that focusing on Owned Ip means more sequels, remasters and more of what was selling last year.
Nothing they can give us could really justify the metaphorical raping they've given us with this game, shy of maybe an offline patch.
Funny enough, it will probably just be some future DLC they took out of the finished game to begin with.
EA offering compensation? What's going on with the world today? I'm scared! Sadly it will probably be some special offer for micro-transactions or some other jerk off gesture.
I don't want an apology that your servers were inadequate. I want an apology that you're screwing over your loyal fans with this always online drm bullsh*t.
Edit
I just KNEW they were going to phrase it in the usual corporate bs "more people were playing than we expected because our game is soooo amazing! Sorry it's so popular!"
So, it's not JUST the DRM. Or the microtransactions. Or the DLC. Or the constant release of games that aren't ready. It's all of these things together that make me hate this company, this game and any other company or game that follows suit. This generation has NOT gotten me excited for next gen with these kinds of business practices to look forward to.